Up to 590 homes on the table at Monday’s Durham council meeting

Durham Proposes One-Year Pause in Livable Wage Increase

Monday’s special City Council meeting will introduce a broad pay study and a request to hold the city’s wage floor at $25.09 an hour for another year.

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Durham City Council is set to consider proposals for up to 590 homes Monday, including a Virgil Road development that planning commissioners have twice recommended rejecting.

Two projects on Farrington Road, one for apartments and another for townhouses, also face public hearings. Both won the Planning Commission’s support, though commissioners raised concerns about traffic, schools, and the pace of growth.

The council’s regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 in first-floor Council Chambers at City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza. Each housing proposal requires decisions on annexation, city zoning, and a utility extension agreement.

Council also may consider a proposed $9.3 million incentive agreement with pharmaceutical company AbbVie.

On the consent agenda, council will consider $19 million for the Tribute Rising housing redevelopment, a $28 million city commitment toward a new emergency operations center, and additional money for street and sidewalk repairs.